CESAR CHAVEZ

She will be the first Latina to ever hold this kind of top West Wing staffing role.

For the first time in two years, the Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice will be held in person in downtown San Antonio.

VIA Metropolitan Transit and Bexar County have partnered to provide complimentary park and ride service to and from the Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice on Saturday, March 26.

The month of March has yielded wonderful weather for San Antonio, so now’s the time to explore outside before the sweltering summer hits.

The 26th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice is scheduled for March 26 after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

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On Aug. 3, however, U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone of El Paso blocked Abbott’s order that would have allowed state troopers to stop suspected vehicles. LUPE members also reject the rhetoric that implies migrants are the reason for the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. After forming the human chain on the north side, the activists moved to the entrance of the bus station where several speeches were given. One of the speakers was endocrinologist and DHR Health Dr. Michelle Cordoba-Kissee, who often volunteers at Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley. “I think (it’s) ridiculous and it’s clearly based on white supremacy,” Dr. Cordoba-Kissee said.

The Supreme Court has sided with California agriculture businesses in their challenge to a state regulation that gives unions access to farm property in order to organize workers.

At issue in the case was a California law that allows union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during non-working hours for a set a number of days each year.

SAN ANTONIO – The 25th anniversary of the Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice honoring the legacy of the iconic labor organizer has gone virtual this year. Martinez said he was able to do it thanks to David Chavez, who has no relation to Cesar Chavez. He said David Chavez has worked with the Cesar Chavez family and the United Farmworkers that the labor leader co-founded. Among his company’s most recent high profile projects was President Joe Biden’s Latino virtual inaugural event. Chavez said taking a live event into a virtual sphere is a challenge.

Longtime political analyst Henry Flores said he thought the bust behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office appeared familiar. Flores said the bust of Cesar Chavez was among President Joe Biden’s cherished family photos as he signed more than a dozen executive orders on Thursday. Flores said he asked himself what kind of message was the newly-inaugurated President trying to send. We welcome you in.”Biden has made Latino issues a top priority to start off his new administration, Flores said. If not, Flores said Republicans could pay a price for not supporting Biden’s Latino agenda.

It might have been a half-century ago, but the impact of the Delano grape strike will always be felt -- not only in Hispanic history, but labor history in general.

SAN ANTONIO Fewer high school graduates will receive scholarships or laptops from the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation due to the COVID-19 pandemic hampering fundraising efforts, according to Ernest Martinez, organization chairman. Ernest Martinez is the son of the late Jaime Martinez, who created the foundation to honor Chavez, the labor organizer who was his mentor. Until the pandemic hit, the foundation was on track to see a record turnout for the annual Cesar Chavez March for Justice through San Antonio's West Side. Ernest Martinez said the organization was on pace to raise $35,000 to reward deserving high school graduates. Among the recipients is Marisol Cortez, a 2020 Burbank High School graduate who chose Bates College to fulfill a purpose to give back.

SAN ANTONIO - UPDATE: The Medical Examiner's Office identifed the man killed in the officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning as 35-year-old Tomas Hernandez. (Previously)A man is dead after an officer-involved shooting Tuesday morning in downtown San Antonio. A SAPD helicopter pilot identified what appeared to be a gun in the man's waistband and informed officers on the ground, McManus said. When the man reached for the weapon, four officers opened fire, McManus said. They hit him in the upper torso, and I think once in the upper leg," McManus said.

Obama: Immigration reform "is going to happen" Praising the legacy of Cesar Chavez, President Obama says an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws is "not a matter of if, just a matter of when."